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'Jon Stewart Reads My Stuff,' Reports Howard Kurtz

Washington Post conventional wisdom repeater Howie "Howard" Kurtz wrote a column about Jon Stewart yesterday and—OMG—Jon Stewart totally mentioned it on TV last night. So Howie Kurtz wrote a story about that fact, for the newspaper. Real journalism.

02/03/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#mediacrack

The WaPo Editorial Writers Are Such a Bunch of Wusses

In your shiny Thursday media column: internecine squabbling at the Washington Post (is fun), new hires at the WSJ, The University of Florida is a Mac, and the government has always run the media. More »

01/28/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#mediacrack

Now Even You Can Dress Like Neel Shah

In your cool-person Thursday media column: Neel Shah's style secrets exposed, a job appears in the media(!), the NYT's web delay explained, and Donald Graham doesn't give a fuck about your hit pieces. More »

01/21/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#mediacrack

Click here to read <em>Politico</em> Guy Totally Disses WaPo's Whole Existence on Earth

Politico Guy Totally Disses WaPo's Whole Existence on Earth

In your beefy Tuesday media column: Jim VandeHei doesn't even read his old newspaper because it is so stupid, the NYT's most badass old dude passes away, Reuters now non-poisonous, and a smackdown of Michael Kinsley. More »

01/19/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#media

Washington Post: 'It's Like, Oh My God, Who Are These People?'

01/19/10

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#analysis

Human Has Verbal Tic

Breaking news from the Washington Post: President Obama says "let me be clear" a lot.

01/15/10

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By Pareene

#mediacrack

You Can Never Get Too Much Dana Milbank

In your wintry Wednesday media column: More and more and more Dana Milbank, short is good, freelancing sucks, and just let the NYT sell its ads, you ungrateful bastards. More »

01/06/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#andnowshesdead

Deborah Howell, 68, Editor

Former editor and Washington Post ombudsman, Deborah Howell, died when she was struck by a car earlier today in New Zealand. She was 68. Howell was, among other things, a pioneer for women in journalism. More »

01/02/10

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By Foster Kamer

#howto

White House Party Crashers: A History

The Washington Post dispatched dozens of writers and researchers to investigate Tareq and Michaele Salahi, and discover their motivations for gatecrashing the White House. Here's a de facto guide on how to live like a billionaire for no money. More »

12/23/09

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By Ravi Somaiya

#mediacrack

Click here to read More Staffers Leave the <em>New York Observer</em>

More Staffers Leave the New York Observer

In your ~~merry~~ maudlin Monday media column: Changes on the NYO's political beat, Washington Post copy editors are a joke, a flack named Flack, and a reporter braves Wal-Mart, for journalism. More »

12/21/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#excuses

Click here to read <i>Washington Post</i> Explains Palin Op-Ed: We Did It For Attention

Washington Post Explains Palin Op-Ed: We Did It For Attention

The Washington Post, as we all know, has the worst opinion section in America. The people who run it don't understand all the fuss about them running an op-ed by Sarah Palin on climate change! More »

12/10/09

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By Pareene

#liars

Sarah Palin's Washington Post Op-Ed Debunked

Click here to read Sarah Palin's <em>Washington Post</em> Op-Ed Debunked

The Washington Post has run another Sarah Palin op-ed. And this time it's worse than ever — it's about the myth of global warming and how she is the true defender of science because she kills polar bears. More »

12/09/09

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By Ravi Somaiya

#prophetsofrage

The Washington Post's Heroes All Appear on Stamps

Washington, D.C., is 56% African-American and one of the epicenters of hip-hop culture. The Washington Post newsroom, it's safe to say, is not.

12/04/09

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By John Cook

#dude

Click here to read <em>Washington Post</em> Was Probably So High on Marijuana They Didn't Notice, Ha

Washington Post Was Probably So High on Marijuana They Didn't Notice, Ha

Kudos to the Washington Post for its Style section feature today on Med Grow Cannabis College. Who ever heard of such a thing?! Wait. The New York Times had it when? Saturday? This past Saturday? Fucking fuckity fuck. More »

11/30/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#pullquote

Marcus Brauchli —

executive editor of the Washington Post explaining the newspaper's decision to close its remaining U.S. bureaus in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, to the Washington Post.

11/24/09

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By Gabriel Snyder

#newspapers

Click here to read <em>Washington Post</em> Pulls Out of the Rest of America

Washington Post Pulls Out of the Rest of America

At the end of December, the Washington Post will close its bureaus in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. This is the biggest write-off of on-the-scene domestic news coverage by any major paper yet. More »

11/24/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#sadstory

Baby Deer's Heroic Escape from Hungry Lion Caught on Tape—And Then, Tragedy

After leaping over a fence at D.C.'s National Zoo, a small deer evaded capture by two hungry lions, drawing elated cheers and joyous tears from hundreds of onlookers. And then, they read the tale's horrible conclusion in today's Washington Post. More »

11/09/09

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By Maureen O'Connor

#fights

Click here to read Maybe That <em>Washington Post</em> Newsroom Face Punch Was a Gay Insecurity Thing

Maybe That Washington Post Newsroom Face Punch Was a Gay Insecurity Thing

Is it possible to milk this WaPo Style Section Intergenerational Fistfight for Journalism Glory for one more day? Most certainly! Because now one of the combatants' colleagues has raised the issue that others were too smart to raise: Homosexual hatred. More »

11/05/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#mediacrack

Click here to read Now Everybody Talk about Terrible <em>Washington Post</em> Stories

Now Everybody Talk about Terrible Washington Post Stories

In your alluring Tuesday media column: An emerging catalogue of WaPo Styles fuckery, Russia has this whole "journalism" thing nailed, nothing about The Onion is funny except the actual words, and "Twenty ten" means you're gay. More »

11/03/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#fights

The Undefeated Champ-een of the Washington Post Style Desk

Click here to read The Undefeated Champ-een of the <em>Washington Post</em> Style Desk

Yesterday, 68 year-old Washington Post editor Henry Allen (pictured!) hauled off and popped staff writer Manuel Roig-Franzia right in his grill, like BLAM! The Washington City Paper now has all the details, and we are prepared to make a ruling. More »

11/03/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#awesome

Click here to read Old <em>Washington Post</em> Editor Totally Punches Writer in Face

Old Washington Post Editor Totally Punches Writer in Face

A couple of writers in the Washington Post Style section filed some heinous "charticle"-type story on deadline, which made their retirement-aged colleague so mad he had to punch one of them in the face, like POW! More »

11/02/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

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